The global alert is a message that will appear at the top of every page in the public website (www.bcit.ca). This message then links (usually) to the Breaking News page (published with WordPress).
Updating the Breaking News page and adding the Global Alert in WordPress
In WordPress:
- Important: Select the “Global Alert and Breaking News” section in the section selector in WordPress.
- Note: The Breaking News page and Global Alert tool will only be accessible through this Section.
- Click on Pages in the WordPress menu.
- Edit the Breaking News page to add the relevant details for the current alert and publish your changes.
Note: You want to do this first because you don’t want to have a global alert linking to a blank page. - Click on Tools > Global Alert in the WordPress menu.
- Change the Alert Type from “Disabled” to whatever type of alert makes sense for the current circumstances.
- Add a short but clearly descriptive phrase or sentence about the current situation to the Global Alert Message.
- The Alert CTA is likely already the link to the Breaking News page – https://www.bcit.ca/breaking-news/ – but if it is not, change it to that.
- (Optional) Edit the Alert CTA Label, Start, and End Date/Time fields.
- Click the Update button to publish the change.
Removing the Global Alert in WordPress
In the “Global Alert and Breaking News” section in WordPress:
- Click on Tools > Global Alert in the WordPress menu.
- Change the Alert Type from whatever it is to “Disabled”.
- Click the Update button to publish the change.
- Click on Pages in the WordPress menu.
- Edit the Breaking News page to remove whatever content is there but no longer relevant.
More information about managing content in public website WordPress
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Adding, Removing, and Editing Links in Public Website WordPress
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Cancelling Events in the Public Website WordPress Events Calendar
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Creating and Editing Events in the Public Website WordPress Events Calendar
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Creating and Managing Course Umbrellas in Public Web WordPress
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Creating and Modifying Site/Navigation Menu Structure in Public Website WordPress
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Creating Headings, Lists, Tables, and Other Core Content Elements in WordPress
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Embedding Background Video in Page Headers in Public Web WordPress
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Embedding Video and Video Playlists in Public Website WordPress
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Fixing and Preventing Broken Links on your Website using Checkbot
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Managing Mailing Lists and Subscribers in Public Website WordPress
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Managing PDFs and Other Documents for the BCIT Public Website
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Navigating Between Multiple Section Views in Public Website WordPress
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Previewing Your Responsive WordPress Content As It Would Appear on Other Devices
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Reviewing, Comparing, and Rolling Back to Previous Versions of Content in Public Web WordPress
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Updating the Global Alert in Public Website WordPress (Emergency Response Team Only)
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Usage Guidelines for the Events Calendar in Public Website WordPress